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Helen Cowan
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Award-winning health writer, nurse, informal carer, Oxford PhD physiology. www.helencowan.co.uk
Reposted by Helen Cowan
A new article published in the BMJ, written by Helen Cowan, a lecturer in adult nursing & carer, looks at the importance of transitions of care for patients and the need for compassionate care. www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Transitions of care are often traumatic for patients and must be improved
Healthcare services, patients, and families can work better together to improve care transitions, writes Helen Cowan My husband lives with a spinal cord injury. Hospital admission can be traumatic w...
www.bmj.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As informal carer and as a #nurse, I have seen too often that patients can be "lost in transition". Putting those who matter most to the patient firmly at the centre of transition is key. My piece @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Transitions of care are often traumatic for patients and must be improved
Healthcare services, patients, and families can work better together to improve care transitions, writes Helen Cowan My husband lives with a spinal cord injury. Hospital admission can be traumatic w...
www.bmj.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Honoured to be a finalist in the Markel 3rd sector care awards in Birmingham in the #socialcare #nursing category. I met some amazing people, inspiring work.
March 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reposted by Helen Cowan
Tomorrow is #YoungCarersActionDay and the theme is ‘Give me a break!’.

The QNI’s Nursing Programmer Manager, Innovation and Carers Champion @firogers3.bsky.social has reflected on the year since the QNI signed the Young Carers Covenant.

Read more here 👉 qni.org.uk/the-qni-and-...
The QNI and the Young Carers Covenant: One Year On - The Queen's Nursing Institute
The QNI reflects on the year since it signed the Young Carers Covenant.
qni.org.uk
March 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM